Leg construction



- H. J. GWYER.

LEG CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION man JULY-26,1920.

, Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- H. J. GWYER.

LEG CONSTRUCTION.

0N FILED JULY 26,1

Patented Deb. 27, 1921.

' I 2 SHEETS SHEET 2- HERBERT J'. GWYER, OF YONKEBS, NEW YORK.

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LEG- CONSTRUCTION.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HERBERT J. GWYER, a citizen of' the United States ofAmerica, residing at Yonkers, l/Vestchester county, New York, haveinvented a new and useful Leg Construction, of which the followingis aspecification.

l y invention relates to a leg construction and is particularly adaptedfor supporting a refrigeratoror other cabinet.

it is an object of my invention to provide a construction whereby thelegs may be simultaneously properly positioned to receive and supportthe cabinet.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a construction wherebythe legs as a unit may be compactly folded for shipment or storage, andin general it is the object to provide a very convenient, serviceableand cheap construction of the class indicated.

Other objects will appear as the specification proceeds.

My invention in its preferred form comprises a pair of bars pivoted toeach other and adapted to be folded for storage and shipment orextendedwhen in use. Upon each end of each bar is mounted a supporting leg..Each leg may be pivotally supported on the bar if desired. The bars mayalso be provided with hinge joints to permit the legs to be foldedcompactly against the bars.

In the drawings which show merely preferred forms of my invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a leg construction embodying featuresof my invention and showing in dot and dash lines a refrigerator cabinetsupported thereon.

Fig. 2 is a top lan view of the construction shown in *ig. 1, showing infull lines the bars folded together, and in dot and dash lines, the barsextended.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the legs shown in Fig. 1, and showingan apron supported therefrom.

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a leg and a bar having a hinge jointtherein.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of leg proper.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing the bar adjustablelongitudinally.

In said drawings, 1 and 2 indicate a pair of bars pivoted together at 3.Upon each end of each bar is mounted a leg Each leg is preferablypivotally mounted upon Specification of Letters Patent. Patented D3 2'3,1921 Application filed July 26,

1920. Serial No. 398,976.

the bar as at 5. If desired, suitable braces such as 6 may be providedbetween the bar and leg for providing additional rigidity.

Each leg in the form shown in Figs. 1 to at comprises asubstantiallyangula-r section 7. Secured to or integral with each leg isa support 8 shown in the form of a flange.

The support is preferably somewhat removed from the top of the leg inorder to provide in effect an upstanding flange 9 for laterallypositioning the cabinet.

In order to adapt the construction to cabi-.

nets of various sizes, I prefer tomake each bar adjustablelongitudinally as shown in Fig. 6. Each bar will be divided at properpoints and the ends may be provided with ears 10-10 which extend fromthe ends 'of the bar adjacent the division points and extend or lapoverthe section of the bar adjacent thereto. Two such adjustableconnections or joints will preferably be pro vided in each bar, one uponeach side of the pivot 3. It will be obvious that such an adjustmentwill adapt the device for use with cabinets of various sizes.

In order to save space in shipment each bar may be provided adjacent thelegs with a hinge joint such as 11 (see Fig. 4:). By reason of thishinge joint 11, the leg 4 may be folded up upon the body of the bar asshown in dotted lines, and the leg will fit leg is likewise of generallyangular shape and is provided with a flange 12 for supporting thecabinet. A second flange 13 may be provided for supporting any suitabletype of caster such as 14. It will be obvious that the legs shown inFigs. 1 to 4 may also be provided with suitable casters if desired.

In each leg, an aperture such as 14 has been shown for securing the legsto the cabinet. v

In use, the leg construction or unit such as shown in full lines in Fig.2 is placed upon the floor and the bars separated or extended to thedesired position, after which the cabinet may be placed upon the legsand secured thereto. It will be noted that by reason of theadjustability of the bars and the pivotal connections of the legs to thebars, that cabinets of a wide range of sizes may be accommodated. Theleg construction such as l have shown may be very compactly and easilyfolded and packed for maybe easily applied to the legs by firstseparating the latter and inserting the pin on one leg into one eye andthen adjusting the other leg so as to engage the other pin with itscorresponding eye. This apron may be cheaply made and presents a veryneat appearance.

7 While I have described in some detail specific embodiments oi myinvention, 1 wish it to be understood that various modifications andchanges may be made, all coming within the scope of the appended claims.

1. In a construction of the character described pair of longitudinallyadjustable bars pivoted to each other, a supporting leg pivotallymounted upon each end of each bar whereby the legs may be simultaneouslypoasuo ortin lee mounted noon each end l l c L; L

of each bar, each of said bars having a hinge joint therein whereby thebars may be folded together and the legs folded upon th bars.

3. In a construction of the character described, a pair of barspivotally connected to. each. other, legs mounted on the ends of saidbars, an apron, means foriconnecting said apron to two oi said legs,said apron being detachable from said legs by a folding of said barsandconsequent variation in the distance between said last mentionedlegs.

l. In a construction of the character described, a pair of bars, legsmounted on the ends of said bars, and an apron pivotally connected toand between two of saidlegs,

said apron being detachable from said legs by a folding ofsaid'bars-andconsequent separation of said legs.

HERBERT J. GWYER.

